NYRA reminds fans to purchase Belmont Stakes Day tickets in advance

NYRA reminds fans to purchase Belmont Stakes Day tickets in

advance

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) reminds fans

to purchase their Belmont Stakes Day tickets in advance, in order to guarantee

their place for Saturday's Triple Crown bid by Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness

S. (G1) winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile).

No tickets will be sold at Belmont Park on

Saturday, June 6.

Fans are specifically advised not to travel to Belmont Park

on Belmont Stakes Day without tickets purchased in advance. With this year's

implementation of a paid attendance cap of 90,000, and with ticket sales ahead

of last year's pace, NYRA officials project that Belmont Stakes tickets will be

sold out prior to Belmont Stakes Day.

"We fully anticipate that Belmont Stakes Day tickets will

be sold out prior to June 6, but in the unlikely event that we are not, fans are

reminded that no tickets will be sold at Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes Day. Any

available ticket inventory will be available solely through Ticketmaster," said

Christopher Kay, chief executive officer and president of NYRA.

"With this in mind, we strongly encourage all fans to purchase

their tickets in advance, and secure their place at Belmont Park as American Pharoah

prepares to meet his date with horse racing immortality on June 6."

General admission to the Belmont Grandstand is $15, and

still available for purchase through Ticketmaster while supplies last. General

admission does not include guaranteed seating, which is available on a first

come, first serve basis. Please visit ticketmaster.com,

or call 800-745-3000 for more information.

Tickets are also available on Ticketmaster for Friday, June

5, which will be highlighted by five stakes races and a special Belmont Stakes

Eve concert led by platinum-selling recording artists O.A.R. General admission

for Friday, June 5 is available for $15 for non-NYRA Rewards members, and $10

for NYRA Rewards members until 3 p.m. (EDT). Walk-up admission after 3 p.m. on

June 5 will be $30. NYRA Rewards members must present their rewards card at

the time of entry.

Throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, all Belmont

entrances will be for ticketed patrons only and cash will not be accepted at

entry points. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in

advance, and to give themselves plenty of extra time to arrive and depart the

Belmont property throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

With new

security protocols instituted for this year's festival, guests can review a full

list of prohibited and permitted items by visiting belmontstakes.com/security.aspx.

All guests are subject to magnetic screening upon entering

the grounds. Guests attempting to enter the Clubhouse, Grandstand or the

Backyard with prohibited items will be asked to return those items to their

vehicles or dispose of them. No storage will be provided for guests arriving

with, or attempting to enter with prohibited items.

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